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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.8645,Lat: 56.4955
Elevation	80 meter above sea level
Local time	19:06:11pm
Population	25000 (10th largest city in country)
Name province/region	Jēkabpils

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Brodi	3.2 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Zīlāni	5.3 km	NorthEast
3 Spuņģēni	6 km	NorthWest
4 Ošāni	6.4 km	SouthWest
5 Jaunāmuiža	7.2 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	118 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	203 km	South
3 Minsk	Belarus	314 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 122 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Daugava main - Lower - Aiviekste, Drysa, part of the larger catchment area Daugava. The nearest bigger lake is Brodu ūdesnkrātuve (1.7 km² at a distance of 1.4 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Taborkalns with a height of 158 meter (at a distance of 14.5 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 40.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 56 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 125 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.6 km2

13.5%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

47.1 km2

59.9%

Urban area

13 km2

16.5%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.1%

Water - Lakes

4.6 km2

5.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Jēkabpils in country Latvia

Jēkabpils at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	119 km	WestNorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	191 km	South
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	205 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gargrodes purvs	LV	7 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Jēkabpils
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Jēkabpils

Type of weather in Jēkabpils	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.8 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	04:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:07 Europe/Amsterdam